Diagnostic imaging Research update Photonic technique eases cancer staging Quantifying structural changes in nuclear DNA could simplify detection of cancerous cells and identify different stages of malignancy Read article: Photonic technique eases cancer staging
Biomedical devices Research update Molecular force microscopy: a new tool for measuring cellular forces Researchers have developed a novel imaging technique that can map the magnitude and direction of cellular forces with piconewton resolution Read article: Molecular force microscopy: a new tool for measuring cellular forces
Stars and solar physics Research update Gravitational-wave observation helps pinpoint neutron-star mass limit Neutron stars can be as heavy as 2.16 solar masses, say astrophysicists Read article: Gravitational-wave observation helps pinpoint neutron-star mass limit
2D materials Research update How to better control a nanorobotic arm New DNA-based device can be driven by electrical fields alone and can move 100,000 times faster in solution than other such machines Read article: How to better control a nanorobotic arm
2D materials Research update Magnetosensitive e-skin senses objects without touching It can also detect an object’s position in space Read article: Magnetosensitive e-skin senses objects without touching
Biophysics Research update Tiny spikes give bird of paradise its super-black feathers Specialized structures absorb up to 99.95% of incident light Read article: Tiny spikes give bird of paradise its super-black feathers
Soft matter and liquids Research update Quantum mechanics provides new insights into active fluids Physicists discover connection between self-propelling particles and spin-orbit coupling Read article: Quantum mechanics provides new insights into active fluids
Neural engineering Research update Adaptive system enhances robotic limb control An adaptive control system for a robotic lower limb prosthesis adapts to the user's neural information while they walk Read article: Adaptive system enhances robotic limb control
Biofabrication Research update 3D printed scaffold replicates metastasis A 3D printed model moves a step closer to the accurate reproduction of peritoneal metastasis Read article: 3D printed scaffold replicates metastasis
Climate Research update Bleaching hits coral reefs faster Coral reefs have always lived near the edge. Now, thanks to global warming, life there is five times more precarious Read article: Bleaching hits coral reefs faster